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The Big Game Trophy Mystery
The championship game trophy vanished right before kickoff! Detective, solve the math clues to catch the stadium sneak.
Suspects
Possible suspects
Cross off a row as each clue rules it out. On screen, tap a row.
21 of 21 still in play
| Name | Favorite Play | Gear Item | Stance | Helmet Streak | Penalty Call |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Jefferson | Field Goal | Grip Gloves | Right Handed Stance | Gold Helmet Streak | Holding Penalty |
| CeeDee Lamb | Blitz Rush | Visor Shield | Right Handed Stance | Blue Helmet Streak | Offside Penalty |
| Sauce Gardner | Blitz Rush | Tackleton Towel | Right Handed Stance | Red Helmet Streak | Holding Penalty |
| Saquon Barkley | Hail Mary Pass | Visor Shield | Right Handed Stance | Gold Helmet Streak | Holding Penalty |
| Micah Parsons | Flea Flicker | Neon Cleats | Left Handed Stance | Gold Helmet Streak | Offside Penalty |
| Tyreek Hill | Flea Flicker | Tackleton Towel | Right Handed Stance | Red Helmet Streak | Offside Penalty |
| Christian McCaffrey | Field Goal | Grip Gloves | Left Handed Stance | Blue Helmet Streak | Offside Penalty |
| Aaron Donald | Screen Pass | Neon Cleats | Right Handed Stance | Gold Helmet Streak | False Start Penalty |
| Patrick Mahomes | Field Goal | Gold Whistle | Right Handed Stance | Gold Helmet Streak | Holding Penalty |
| TJ Watt | Screen Pass | Grip Gloves | Left Handed Stance | Gold Helmet Streak | Holding Penalty |
| Nick Bosa | Hail Mary Pass | Gold Whistle | Right Handed Stance | Red Helmet Streak | False Start Penalty |
| Travis Kelce | Blitz Rush | Grip Gloves | Left Handed Stance | Blue Helmet Streak | False Start Penalty |
| Davante Adams | Hail Mary Pass | Neon Cleats | Right Handed Stance | Gold Helmet Streak | Holding Penalty |
| AJ Brown | Hail Mary Pass | Gold Whistle | Left Handed Stance | Red Helmet Streak | Holding Penalty |
| Amon Ra St Brown | Screen Pass | Neon Cleats | Right Handed Stance | Gold Helmet Streak | Offside Penalty |
| Lamar Jackson | Blitz Rush | Grip Gloves | Right Handed Stance | Gold Helmet Streak | Offside Penalty |
| Derrick Henry | Hail Mary Pass | Visor Shield | Right Handed Stance | Red Helmet Streak | Holding Penalty |
| Jalen Hurts | Flea Flicker | Tackleton Towel | Right Handed Stance | Gold Helmet Streak | Offside Penalty |
| Joe Burrow | Screen Pass | Visor Shield | Right Handed Stance | Blue Helmet Streak | Offside Penalty |
| Fred Warner | Hail Mary Pass | Tackleton Towel | Right Handed Stance | Gold Helmet Streak | Holding Penalty |
| Josh Allen | Blitz Rush | Gold Whistle | Left Handed Stance | Blue Helmet Streak | Offside Penalty |
Clue 1
Skip counting
The referee counts field yard markers by fives to track footprints.
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
T
55
65
120
26
21
120
50
22
100
27
100
21
16
T
55
100
60
16
14
50
T
55
50
110
22
28
120
T
55
16
21
T
55
16
90
120
28
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, ___, 60, 65T
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, ___, 18, 20O
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, ___, 65, 70R
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, ___, 24, 26K
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, ___, 55, 60A
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, ___, 110, 120D
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, ___, 120, 130C
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, ___, 28, 30S
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, ___, 24, 27N
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, ___, 70, 75H
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, ___, 100, 110W
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, ___, 30, 32L
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, ___, 16, 18P
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, ___, 30, 33I
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, ___, 130, 140E
0/15 letters found
Clue 2
Multiplication facts (1-12)
The coach checks rows of bench helmets to calculate total gear.
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
A
25
72
80
7
14
21
77
77
77
A
25
72
A
25
49
80
64
33
7
33
A
25
14
110
21
110
77
7
A
25
14
100
21
5 × 5 =A
7 × 2 =N
7 × 7 =R
8 × 8 =G
3 × 7 =E
10 × 8 =I
10 × 10 =C
3 × 11 =H
1 × 7 =T
10 × 11 =D
6 × 12 =W
7 × 11 =S
0/12 letters found
Clue 3
Word problems
The equipment manager calculates football counts after practice.
Solve each problem to learn its letter, then write the letters in the boxes to fill in the missing word.
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H
14
67
34
51
63
43
78
P
E
43
A
34
T
Y
Coach found 11 football yesterday and 3 more today. How many football in all?H
Coach found 31 helmet yesterday and 20 more today. How many helmet in all?D
Coach found 18 football yesterday and 16 more today. How many football in all?L
Coach lined up 7 rows of 9 cleat. How many cleat in all?I
Coach found 30 flag yesterday and 37 more today. How many flag in all?O
Coach found 43 towel yesterday and 35 more today. How many towel in all?G
There were 58 football. 15 were used up. How many football are left?N
0/7 letters found
Clue 4
Rounding
The stadium scoreboard screen rounds up the official stadium fan count.
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
T
900
9000
200
8000
50
200
30
200
9000
6000
60
6000
4000
5000
80
60
9000
200
80
2000
200
T
900
8000
T
900
90
200
6000
40
Round 893 to the nearest hundredT
Round 5,852 to the nearest thousandA
Round 33 to the nearest tenN
Round 5,021 to the nearest thousandO
Round 2,336 to the nearest thousandM
Round 49 to the nearest tenC
Round 236 to the nearest hundredE
Round 89 to the nearest tenR
Round 41 to the nearest tenK
Round 8,966 to the nearest thousandH
Round 82 to the nearest tenL
Round 8,256 to the nearest thousandS
Round 56 to the nearest tenD
Round 4,061 to the nearest thousandG
0/14 letters found
Clue 5
Missing addends — the last clue
The stat keeper solves missing score totals on the playbook board.
First solve each problem. Then find each answer in the list below and cross that sentence out. One sentence will be left — that's exactly what the villain did!
Step 1 — solve these
8 + ___ = 19
9 + ___ = 12
10 + ___ = 22
10 + ___ = 14
5 + ___ = 13
2 + ___ = 3
5 + ___ = 14
6 + ___ = 16
2 + ___ = 7
6 + ___ = 8
8 + ___ = 15
Step 2 — cross out the sentence with each answer
1.The villain ran a blitz rush, then adjusted grip gloves.
2.The villain threw a screen pass, then adjusted grip gloves.
3.The villain kicked a field goal, then blew a gold whistle.
4.The villain called a hail mary pass, then dropped a tackleton towel.
5.The villain tricked with a flea flicker, then dropped a tackleton towel.
6.The villain kicked a field goal, then adjusted grip gloves.
7.The villain ran a blitz rush, then snapped a visor shield.
8.The villain threw a screen pass, then dropped a tackleton towel.
9.The villain ran a blitz rush, then dropped a tackleton towel.
10.The villain kicked a field goal, then dropped a tackleton towel.
11.The villain called a hail mary pass, then snapped a visor shield.
12.The villain called a hail mary pass, then flashed neon cleats.
Solve it
Name the culprit
Choose the one suspect left standing.
Answer Key — The Big Game Trophy Mystery
Culprit: Justin Jefferson (Field Goal · Grip Gloves · Right Handed Stance · Gold Helmet Streak · Holding Penalty)
- Clue 1 (Skip counting): "THE SNEAK DID NOT DROP A TACKLETON TOWEL"Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, ___, 60, 65 = 55 (T) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, ___, 18, 20 = 16 (O) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, ___, 65, 70 = 60 (R) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, ___, 24, 26 = 22 (K) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, ___, 55, 60 = 50 (A) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, ___, 110, 120 = 100 (D) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, ___, 120, 130 = 110 (C) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, ___, 28, 30 = 26 (S) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, ___, 24, 27 = 21 (N) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, ___, 70, 75 = 65 (H) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, ___, 100, 110 = 90 (W) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, ___, 30, 32 = 28 (L) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, ___, 16, 18 = 14 (P) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, ___, 30, 33 = 27 (I) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, ___, 130, 140 = 120 (E)
- Clue 2 (Multiplication facts (1-12)): "A WITNESS SAW A RIGHT HANDED STANCE"5 × 5 = 25 (A) · 7 × 2 = 14 (N) · 7 × 7 = 49 (R) · 8 × 8 = 64 (G) · 3 × 7 = 21 (E) · 10 × 8 = 80 (I) · 10 × 10 = 100 (C) · 3 × 11 = 33 (H) · 1 × 7 = 7 (T) · 10 × 11 = 110 (D) · 6 × 12 = 72 (W) · 7 × 11 = 77 (S)
- Clue 3 (Word problems): "HOLDING PENALTY"Coach found 11 football yesterday and 3 more today. How many football in all? = 14 (H) · Coach found 31 helmet yesterday and 20 more today. How many helmet in all? = 51 (D) · Coach found 18 football yesterday and 16 more today. How many football in all? = 34 (L) · Coach lined up 7 rows of 9 cleat. How many cleat in all? = 63 (I) · Coach found 30 flag yesterday and 37 more today. How many flag in all? = 67 (O) · Coach found 43 towel yesterday and 35 more today. How many towel in all? = 78 (G) · There were 58 football. 15 were used up. How many football are left? = 43 (N)
- Clue 4 (Rounding): "THE SCENE HAD A GOLD HELMET STREAK"Round 893 to the nearest hundred = 900 (T) · Round 5,852 to the nearest thousand = 6000 (A) · Round 33 to the nearest ten = 30 (N) · Round 5,021 to the nearest thousand = 5000 (O) · Round 2,336 to the nearest thousand = 2000 (M) · Round 49 to the nearest ten = 50 (C) · Round 236 to the nearest hundred = 200 (E) · Round 89 to the nearest ten = 90 (R) · Round 41 to the nearest ten = 40 (K) · Round 8,966 to the nearest thousand = 9000 (H) · Round 82 to the nearest ten = 80 (L) · Round 8,256 to the nearest thousand = 8000 (S) · Round 56 to the nearest ten = 60 (D) · Round 4,061 to the nearest thousand = 4000 (G)
- Clue 5 (Missing addends): surviving statement (box 6) → Justin Jefferson8 + ___ = 19 = 11 · 9 + ___ = 12 = 3 · 10 + ___ = 22 = 12 · 10 + ___ = 14 = 4 · 5 + ___ = 13 = 8 · 2 + ___ = 3 = 1 · 5 + ___ = 14 = 9 · 6 + ___ = 16 = 10 · 2 + ___ = 7 = 5 · 6 + ___ = 8 = 2 · 8 + ___ = 15 = 7
About this mystery
- Grade level
- Grade 3 math
- Math topics
- Skip counting, Multiplication, Word problems, Rounding, Missing addends
- Reading level
- grades 3-4
- Theme
- The Big Game Trophy Mystery — set in Gridiron Stadium Locker Room
- Format
- Interactive online & printable worksheet with answer key
- Solution
- One unique, verified culprit among 21 suspects